Air Travel

We probably shouldn’t have been surprised when the announcement went out that Southwest Airlines plans to shake up how they do a lot of their business. They recently announced that …

Although airlines are still (begrudgingly) working through allowing families to sit together for free, they do, at least, allow young families to check a stroller and car seat for free. …

Some people go out of their way to fly on the newest airplane or to check out a new interior design. Others will schedule trips on older planes that are …

According to the Department of Transportation’s final Air Travel Consumer Report of the year, in 2023, U.S. airlines lost (they prefer the word “mishandled” – that includes lost, damaged, delayed …

Most people who fly have been the victim of another passenger who’s done something boneheaded. Or rude. Or maybe they were only thinking of themselves and it put others at …

We often travel with Southwest Airlines, usually taking at least one trip a year. This is why it makes sense for us to have the Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority co-brand …

When we travel overseas, we have a strong preference for train travel over short-distance flights. This was the case when we journeyed from Salzburg, Austria, to Munich and then to …

Full disclosure: save for one flight in Asia (one where the overheads were positioned for a country whose residents tended to be on the short side), I have never put …

For the most part, the safety announcements flight attendants make on the PA are pretty much the same, regardless of the airline. The FAA mandates a specific pre-take-off announcement, with …

There’s no other form of transportation where you give up as much freedom of personal space as airplanes. Unlike other modes of transportation, such as your car or a train, …